I ended up getting the 12" memory foam walmart Spa Sensations, because it cost about $350 and had 1600 reviews of which almost all were positive. It feels great. we both really liked the Ikea Flocknes in the stores ($449 for a latex mattress, a great deal), but it felt like the Ikea mattresses had mixed reviews and many people felt they really lost firmness very fast. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/produ ... /20139925/

I ended up using sleeplikethedead.com for reviews and found it really helpful. It was pretty insane to realize how many of the high end beds were really unpopular with consumers. SLTD rated the TempurPedic Cloud highest in owner satisfaction (86%) and the Spa Sensations second with 82% or owners being happy with their purchase. High praise, especially since the TempurPedic Cloud (queen) we saw was around $3000, so nearly 10x as much. Ikea foam had 77% owner satisfaction.

My partner and I also bought the Ikea bedframe Bemnis, and holy crepe is it complicated to put together there are so many teeny weeny parts and there are two configurations you can use, which aren't clearly delineated in the instructions. 6+ hours (my partner is really handy so if I'd had to do it, it would be back at the store already) later it looks great though. It sounds like other people have the same issue with putting it together, and I'm a bit surprised because normally Ikea stuff is a breeze to put together.

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I think we're getting Target's 10" memory foam. Hopefully that will work out well

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Tempurpedic all the way! Between my Tempur and my "turtle shell" (lush duvet cover from Anthropologie + a comforter from Ikea) my bed is my favorite place on earth. I wish I could afford a new Tempurpedic. I would take my old one and make the guest bed and I would upgrade to the new super pillow topped one. Gah, if only I had a few thou laying around. The pillows are a must too.

They take a while to get used to though. And they have to settle in to your household climate and you. So on the first night you might not experience that great night sleep thats advertised. But I think thats why they have a 90 day money back deal.

We ended up going with a middle of the line Ikea foam mattress, and we seriously could not be happier. It is really comfy, and we've both slept a lot better over the past month than with our old, worn-out junker from before. We also got the Ikea Malm bed frame, but we found one in the clearance section (it has one tiny chip in the top of the headboard, it cannot even be seen unless you're looking specifically for it) and it was almost 50% off!!! That made the whole king sized set really affordable!

We unrolled our foam mattress 39 hours ago and it's still kind of wavy. Like one corner is flatter than the rest of the mattress and one area near the middle is higher than the rest of the mattress. Normal? The one we got did get good reviews. I don't know if waiting a couple more days will help.

It definitely takes a bit to uncompress - I think ours said leave 72 hours, but we were ok sleeping on it after about a day and a half. I will say that the off-gassing was not pleasant while it was expanding, so I was happy to stay off it for a while.

Also, I am so excited that you're on the East Coast now! It was so lovely meeting you in Montclair, and I hope we get to see you again!

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IKEA! also they have a 14 piece tupperware set for $4. if i were you i would get both.

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My dog ate my ikea foam mattress... Just bought a new one from Sears mattress Sale (50% off) and i'm loving it...but i also haven't slept on a regular mattress in months so that might have something to do with it...

Ours is from Sleepy's, a few years old now, we love it. They gave us a ridiculous deal on the same model in a smaller size this year for our toddler's bed (wanted something comfortable enough that our old bones wouldn't mind sleeping on it).

I also wouldn't hesitate to buy a mattress from Costco. Their return policy is ridiculously good.

We had a foam mattress for almost 10 years (an off brand, which we got for free!), and it got lumpy and developed sink holes in the middle. We have switched to a inner spring with a foam topper, which is actually way more comfy anyway. Firm yet soft!

Haha I only realized how old this thread was by reading your comment, however since Im here id like to ask on an advice on sleeping mattresses. Im looking to buy this one http://www.urbanmattress.com/mattresses/lumina, does anyone know the price range or if it is as the review states? Im new to the forum and not sure if I should create a new thread